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Can You Bring a Purse Into MLB Ballparks? Rules by Venue

Of the 30 MLB ballparks we have verified for purses, 3 allow them and 27 allow them with limits. Rules can change by event, so check the event page for your date too. Each venue below shows its own rule, the official page it comes from and the date we read it.

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How the verified MLB ballparks treat purses

Allowed outright: Yankee Stadium, Wrigley Field and Rogers Centre.

Allowed with limits: Fenway Park, Dodger Stadium, Citi Field, Oracle Park, Busch Stadium, Truist Park, Petco Park, Target Field, Comerica Park, Great American Ball Park, Progressive Field, Kauffman Stadium, American Family Field and PNC Park and 13 more.

A verdict here is a summary of the venue's own wording, and the rows below give that wording. Rules can change by event, so a game and a concert at the same venue can differ. See the purses guide for how every kind of venue treats them.

What each of the 30 MLB ballparks says

Each row is the venue's own rule, with the official page it came from and the date we read it.

Purse

  • American Family FieldConditional

    Non-clear purses larger than 9 x 5 x 2 inches are prohibited. A clear single-compartment bag up to 12 x 12 x 6 inches or a clear gallon bag works instead.

    American Family Field security page, checked

  • Angel StadiumConditional

    Purses or bags up to 12 x 12 inches with a single zipper closure or flap are allowed after inspection.

    Angel Stadium security guidelines page, checked

  • Busch StadiumConditional

    Purses are allowed if they do not exceed 10 x 8 x 10 inches.

    Busch Stadium security and prohibited items page, checked

  • Chase FieldConditional

    A small clutch or wallet up to 6.5 x 4.5 inches, about the size of a hand, is allowed with or without a handle or strap. Larger purses are not.

    Chase Field clear bag policy page, checked

  • Citi FieldConditional

    All purses are permitted if they do not exceed 16 x 16 x 8 inches.

    Citi Field bag policy page, checked

  • Citizens Bank ParkConditional

    Clutch purses and fanny packs up to 5 x 7 inches are permitted. Larger non-clear purses are prohibited.

    Citizens Bank Park guest code of conduct page, checked

  • Comerica ParkConditional

    Wallets, clutches and clear bags smaller than 4 x 6 x 1.5 inches are permitted, with or without a handle or strap.

    Comerica Park event policies and procedures page, checked

  • Coors FieldConditional

    Single-pocket purses within 16 x 16 x 8 inches are allowed. Multi-pocket purses are prohibited.

    Coors Field policies and procedures page, checked

  • Daikin ParkConditional

    The page sets no separate purse rule. Bags within the 16 x 16 x 8 inch limit are allowed after a check at the gate.

    Daikin Park policies and procedures page, checked

  • Dodger StadiumConditional

    Large purses are not permitted. A non-clear wristlet or clutch up to 5 x 8 x 2 inches is allowed, and so is a clear plastic bag up to 12 x 12 x 6 inches.

    Dodgers stadium policies and procedures page, checked

  • Fenway ParkConditional

    A purse is fine if it is a single-compartment bag no larger than 12 x 12 x 6 inches. Backpack-style purses and other multi-compartment bags are not allowed.

    Red Sox Fenway Park security page, checked

  • Globe Life FieldConditional

    Soft-sided bags within 16 x 8 x 16 inches are allowed, and single-compartment drawstring bags are allowed too.

    Globe Life Field policies and procedures page, checked

  • Great American Ball ParkConditional

    Small purses are allowed, within the 16 x 16 x 8 inch bag size and with no multiple pockets.

    Great American Ball Park policies and procedures page, checked

  • Kauffman StadiumConditional

    A small clutch no larger than 9 x 5 inches is allowed, with or without a handle or strap, and it is searched. Other purses are not on the approved list.

    Kauffman Stadium policies and procedures page, checked

  • loanDepot parkConditional

    Small clutches no larger than 6 x 8 inches are an exception to the clear bag rule.

    loanDepot park policies and procedures page, checked

  • Nationals ParkConditional

    A non-clear clutch up to 5 x 7 x 0.75 inches, with or without a handle or strap, can be carried in beside a clear bag. Any larger non-clear purse is prohibited.

    Nationals Park bag policy page, checked

  • Oracle ParkConditional

    Purses and other bags are permitted if they stay within 16 x 16 x 8 inches. They do not have to be clear.

    Oracle Park ballpark policies page, checked

  • Oriole Park at Camden YardsConditional

    A fanny pack or clutch purse up to 5 x 7 inches counts as your one approved bag.

    Oriole Park policies and procedures page, checked

  • Petco ParkConditional

    Clutches and purses no larger than 5 x 7 inches are allowed.

    Petco Park entry policies page, checked

  • PNC ParkConditional

    A purse or fanny pack counts as the one permitted bag and must be soft-sided and no larger than 16 x 16 x 8 inches.

    PNC Park information guide, checked

  • Progressive FieldConditional

    Clutches and small bags not exceeding 16 x 16 x 8 inches are permitted.

    Progressive Field policies and procedures page, checked

  • Rate FieldConditional

    A small non-clear clutch up to 9 x 5 x 2 inches is allowed, with or without a handle or strap. Any larger non-clear bag is prohibited.

    Rate Field policies and procedures page, checked

  • Rogers CentreAllowed

    Small purses are named as allowed soft-sided bags. They count under the 16 x 16 x 8 inch limit and are inspected at the gate.

    Blue Jays stadium rules page, checked

  • Sutter Health ParkConditional

    Bags up to 8 x 5 x 1 inches are allowed. Larger ones have to be clear.

    Sutter Health Park ballpark security page, checked

  • T-Mobile ParkConditional

    Purses larger than 4.5 x 6.5 inches are not permitted. A small clutch of that size is allowed.

    T-Mobile Park policies and procedures page, checked

  • Target FieldConditional

    Purses and clutch purses are allowed if they are single-compartment and within 16 x 16 x 8 inches.

    Target Field policies and procedures page, checked

  • Tropicana FieldConditional

    A small single-pocket clutch, wallet or fanny pack up to 5 x 7 inches is allowed and need not be clear. Anything larger has to be clear and fit the clear bag rule.

    Tropicana Field safety and security regulations page, checked

  • Truist ParkConditional

    Small single-compartment clutches no larger than 5 x 9 inches are the exception to the no-bag rule. All clutches are inspected.

    Truist Park bag policy page, checked

  • Wrigley FieldAllowed

    Purses and wallets smaller than 16 x 16 x 8 inches are named as permitted bags. They are inspected at the gate.

    Cubs Wrigley Field policies and procedures page, checked

  • Yankee StadiumAllowed

    A handbag, clutch or tote counts as your one smaller soft-sided personal item. You can carry it in beside your main bag.

    Yankees official policies page, checked

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Questions about purses at MLB ballparks

  1. It depends on the venue. Of the 30 MLB ballparks we have verified, 30 state a rule for purses, and the rows above show each one with its source.

  2. None of the 30 MLB ballparks we have verified bans purses outright on the pages we read. Several set limits, so read the row for your venue.

  3. Often. The venues we have verified say rules can change by event, so check the event page for your date and the venue page linked above.

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